Five Reasons Why You (Or Your Child) Should Check Out Connect to Tech With ConnectToTech’s STEMSearch you can find a STEM education program, request a speaker, industry tour, or volunteer, and submit a Long Island STEM program to our database. Need a few more reasons to check out ConnectToTech? Here are five: ConnectToTech is volunteer […]
TED Talk: 6 Space Technologies We Can Use to Improve Life on Earth Did you know technology from space supports sustainable development on earth? According the Danielle Wood who leads the Space Enabled research group at the MIT Media Lab, “space truly is useful for sustainable development for the benefit of all peoples.” Wood works […]
LI STEM Hub Feature: Long Island Weekly The LI STEM Hub had the honor to be featured in Long Island Weekly. In this feature we were able to discuss where we see STEM heading on Long Island. As stated in the feature, our goal is to “provide STEM-based opportunities for students and teachers in order […]
Long Island STEM Hub and Workforce Development Institute Hosted Workforce 2025: Middle Skills The Long Island STEM Hub and Workforce Development Institute came together to host Workforce 2025: Middle Skills on December 8, 2017 at SUNY Farmingdale’s Campus Center. This conference, composed of a series of informative STEM talks and strategy sessions, created meaningful discussions […]
Long Island STEM Hub to Hosted 4th Annual Long Island Teacher Professional Development Day To continue to bring industry and education together, the Long Island STEM Hub, one of several within the SUNY led Empire State STEM Learning Network, hosted the 4th Annual Long Island Teacher Professional Development Day on November 7, 2017. Keep an […]
Hey, young readers: Instead of another summer uttering the dreaded phrase “I’m bored,” how about meeting a NASA astronaut or building a working potato cannon? Maker Camp, which kicks off its second year on July 8, is different kind of summer camp for kids and teens. Instead of canoes and kickball, it has microcontrollers and […]
The Huffington Post | By Caroline Bologn A new Verizon commercial cites a sad statistic by the National Science Foundation: 66 percent of 4th grade girls say they like science and math, but only 18 percent of all college engineering majors are female. People have offered many potential explanations for this discrepancy, but this ad highlights the importance of […]
NBCNews.com BY WILBORN P. NOBLES, III Some kids spend their summer hanging by the pool. Others study up to solve the diversity problem in America’s tech industry. Across the country, summer programs are aimed at addressing a “pipeline problem” in science, technology, and math, encouraging students from underrepresented backgrounds –- African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans –- into […]
